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Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08
NEW YORK'S NETWORK OF WIRES

There are about 10000 miles of telegraph
and telephone wires in New York city.
OF this number the Western Union Tele-
graph company operates and controls more
than 5000 miles, 500 miles of which are
already placed in conduits underground.
The same company operates over 430, 900
miles all told. Its wires if stretched in
one continuous line would go around the
globe nearly eighteen times, and they
would reach from the earth to the moon
and almost back again. The 10000 miles
of wire in this city would make over 2,220
parallel lines from the Battery of Harlem
river, and over double that number from the
East to the North river at the greatest width
of Manhattan Island.
The length of wire weighs comparatively
little The wires in the Western Union
companp vary in weight from $50 to $50
pounds per mile. Taking the smallest
sized wire So basis of calculation, one
ton of metal would make thirteen and
and one third miles of wire, while 1000
tons would be sufficient to stretch around
the world with plenty of wire to spare
The cost of the wires is about six cents
per pound They are very durable when
stretched through an open country, lasting
from twenty five to thirty years. Atmos-
pheric changes affect them but little Re
pairs are chiefly made in towns where
chemical substances are used for manufsc-
turing purposes. the smoke from the fac
tory chimneys being very destructive to
the metal
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08

An exchange tells the following: "a
thin, delicate looking woman sat in a
Broadway (New York horse-car one even
ing last week, and next her sat native of
the queens realm. The window behind
the Britisher was open and the cool wind
blew in on the poor woman, making her
shiver. At last she, said in lady like way:
won't you be kind enough to close the
window behind you, as it makes me very
cold?" 1t would hardly have caused the
man any inconvenience to grant this re-
quest, but he replied harshly: Il prefer ii
open. You Americans can't stand any
thing; you all seem to have the consump-
tion." The other passengers in
the car were astounded at the uncivility,
and there were many angry glances cast at
the royal subject. Finally getleman rose
from the opposite side of the Car, and ap-
preaching the Englishman with about 200
pounds avirdupois, leaned over him and
grasping the window slammed it down
with nearly enough force to break the
glass; then he remarked in a positive tone:
"Now, my friend, if you think all Ameri-
cans are afflicted with consumption you
just raise that window again; am an
American" The little woman blushed,
the other passengers smiled, the American
returned to his seat, and the Briton looked
out of the window and thought and
thought.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

Globe Democrats.
The United States has no particular de-
sire to see revolution in Hawaii and have
King kalakaua dethroned. But if these
things do transpire, it would certainly be
for the interest of this country to get CON
troll over that domain. The Hawaiian
Islands are situated in the Pacific Ocean.
southwest from San Francisco, the nearest
United States large port, and about half
way between the American Continent and
Asia. Those under kalakaua have total
area of about 6, 100 square miles. That Is
to saw. they are vbout as large as Rhode
Island aad Connecticut combined. and have
about SO, 600 inhabitants. The islands are
under sort of joint protection Of the United
States. Great Britain and France The
influence Of the United States. however.
predominates. Most of the foreign trade
of the islands is done with this country.
and If the Hawriians were allowed the lib
ertv of choice whenever they change their
government, they would undoubtedly pre-
fer TO be controlled by the United States
than BY any other single power. England
and France have each been anxious fol
wears past to annex Hawaii. As a naval
station 1t would be an important acquisi
ton to any great power. But is position
off our west coast line should impel the
United States to use all Legitimate means tc
keep any European nation from getting
possession Of IT,
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08
TIE RAILROADS.
Jay Gould Again After the Wichita
Western.

topeka Commonwealth
Articles of Incorporation of the Fort
Scott. Wichita C Western Railway COM
pany were filed in the Office of the secre-
tary OF state yesterday The company is
formed for the purpose of acquiring, main
tanning and operating the railroad, line OF
telegraph and property formerly belonging
to the st. Louis, Fort Scott s. Wichita
Railroad company, corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the state of
Kansas and for the purpose thereby and
otherwise of owning. constructing, erect
ing, acquiring, maintaining and operating
railroad and telegraph line in connec-
ton Herewith, in accordance with
the laws of Kansas. The chief
place of business of the company
will be at Wichita, but business will also
be transacted in the company's offices in
Fort Scott The railroad proposed to be
acquired, built, maintained and operated
and the telegraph line in connection there
with, shall commence at a point On the
eastern line of the state of Kansas. east OF
the city Of Fort Scott. in Bourbon county,
and proceed in westerly direction, via TT.
Scott, through the counties of Bourbon,
Allen, Woodson, Greenwood, Butler,
Sedgwick, Kingman, Sumner, Harper,
Barbour and Comanche, to the Cimarron
river; also through the counties OF
Harvey, Marion, Mcpherson, Rice and
Ellsworth to the Kansas Pacific
railway, an estimated distance in all
of $50 miles. Term. ninety-nine years.
Capital stock. $7,000,000. Directors:
Jay Gould, George j. Gould, Amos l..
Hopkins and Russell Sage, New York;
r. Harding, H. c. Hadley and j. II.
Richards, of Wichita Kansas.
The st. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita
was Gould enterprise in the first place:
The allegation was made that Mr. Gould
was taking unto himself too large slice OF
the revenues Of the company, and not per
hitting sufficient amount to go into the
dividends, and his co stockholders institut-
ed litigation in the courts The incorpora-
ton of the Fl Scott, Wichita & Western is
Jay Gould's method Of getting out Of the
difficulty 1t is pretty safe to speculate
that he will get out
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08
NESS CITY.
To the Editor OF the Eagle.

To the Editor Of the lasle
Yesterday Ness county voted bonds to
the D., NJ. Il A. r. r. to the amount of
$50, 900 by majority of about 500. Town
ship bonds Were also voted to the amount
of S., 800. This insures the D., NJ. & A.
R. r. to Ness City, which will be complet-
ed here by Dec next.
Ness City celebrated the Fourth and a
large crowd was in attendance. The Great
Bend base ball nine was defeated by the
Ness City nine by score of 7to14.
A kiln of brick has jus, been burned in
Ness City and they prove to be of superior
quality, and experienced brick makers say
that the clay here will make pressed brick
equal to the famous ST. Louis pressed
brick.
Thursday and Saturday last we had
heavy rains and the farmers are all happy,
as the rain assures US good corn crop.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08

her God, says an exchange, is surely and
steadily, but with rapid strides, marching
onward to the front ranks in the arts,
sciences, literatures aud industries in this,
the greatest, grandest and best republic the
world has ever known. But yesterday Kan.
sas was scarcely known among her east
tern sisters. To-day her praises are on
every tongue, her name is known where
ever civilization has penetrated. The
poor peasant from the icebergs of Norway
to the sunny land of Italy. in his dreams
pictures home for himself and family in
Kansas as the chief end and aim of his
life. While the citizens of the eastern
states and countries are pouring into her
borders by the thousands, farms are being
opened up, homes made and cities spring
up as if by magic. What here tomorrow
will be no man dare attempt to prophesy;
but that she is TO poor humanity what
Canaan was to Abraham no one will dis
pute,
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08
DEMAND FOR A COMMISSION.
Emporia Republican.


The usually self composed and circum-
spect editor of the Topeka Common
wealth in moment of weakness, recently,
gave way to longings which it was pre-
sumed had long since ceased to trouble
him. In looking through exchanges he
found in New York paper description
of new kind Of summer drinks
and at once his heart went back to
the bibulous days of youth when
it was an every day thing to hear
the clannikin clink While says
the old epicure, eve are holding ourselves
down to the good work of perfunctory
self-denial, the memory of those smashes
and cocktails and similar mixtures of
times gone by, will naturally arise and
cause sigh to slip out because they We're,
but are not" The temperance press of the
state, of course, are much scandalized at
such confession from such a source, and
are seriously considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
asking for police commission to keep the
editor of the commonwealth in order here
after.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08
BECOMING INDIGNANT.

The Atchison Champion is bristling will
indignation because the newspapers in sur
rounding towns are publishing lies abou
Fiat city. Here is one quotation: mo
content with publishing the infamous Sian
der upon this city in its last Sunday morn
ing's issue. the st. Joe Gazette sends ou
through its young man, this base lie as
; special to the Chicago Times: 'Atchison il
given over entirely to discord since the
mayor and council discharged the police
and firemen and turned off the gas anc
electric lights, declaring the city bankrupt
unable longer to maintain these neces
.,yadjuncts to municipal government.
The EAGLE has eXerted its influence to
elevate the tone of certain papers in this
state and Missouri, and is pleased to know
that its efforts have not been in vain. 1t is
true that some of our contemporaries are
not quite up 10 the high moral ideal, to which
the EAGLE in its modest simplicity aspires,
but outright lying is beginning in mod
crate way to be condemned. If the EAGLE
is allowed to 60 on, in its unostentious way
presenting the truth, the time is not far
distant when newspapers whose columns
are devoted to slandering communities will
not be considered authority in matters of
etiquette. We can however inform the
Champion that truly good, and enter
prising city can not be injured by simply
lying about it. That thing has been thor
oughly tested in the case of Wichita. This
city has been persistently lied about, for
the last six months and Unexpectedly to
her defamers her prosperity has not been
checked She keeps on her course with
the measured tread of a giant to commerce
ial greatness During this bombardment
of Wichita by unnumbeTed presses, and
shot and shell screamed in terrific man.
ner through the air, TIE Champion
serenely viewed the contest, and
we listened in vain to hear
the thu nders Of her big guns turned against
the allied defamers of Wichita ard Kansas.
Now that few shot guns along the Mis-
souri, border have been directed against
Atchison the Champion returns whole
broadside, literally DISCRIMINATING its adver-
sary at one shot 1t is said that Grant
never gave himself any trouble about a
certain part of the battle when he knew
Phil. Sheridan was in that particular part
of the field. There will not likely much
harm come to Kansas from assaults from
Missouri while the banner of Philip Khrone
woves at the point of attack.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08
NJ. NJ. NJ.

Hon. Cassius NJ. Clay, of Kentucky,
does not seem to think favorably of wo-
men suffrage. In his speech before the
Yale alumni he said: If the woman
agrees with her husband her suffrage is
useless; if she does not agree, her suffrage
is fatal to the family Which leads us to
remark that in case the woman did not
argee with her husband it would count
just the same If both remain at home.
This would make fewer votes and would
facilitate the count when the boys are
staying up late at night to get tie election
returns
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08

Nr. Cleveland has determined not to
come to the reunion. General Sherman
words to the soldiers were universally sp-
plauded by Democratic newspapers. They
may now apply the words to Mr.. Cleve-
land and eff he feels hurt at the association
Moan remain ct home, but the sun will
- ench morning; the seasons will follow
- other In quick succession and tn,
- With its myriads of people will G,
right along all the same"
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08
a CALL ON JEFF DAVIS.

NEW ORLEANS, July 1.-The Continen-
tai Guards, Of this city, went on picnic
to Beauvoir, Miss, today, and in body
called On jefferson Davis. Capt. browns
made an address. After referring TO 1.-THE
day we celebrate, he said:
Il mentit n the fact that our member
ship is composed of the wearers of the gray
and of the blue to convey the idea that all
past bitterness IS buried again. Thanking
YOU on behalf of our members and the
ladies accompanying us, | would add that
it is our intention to picnic in your neigh
borhood and that we would be pleased to
have yourself and family join us -
Mr.. Davis replied to the following eff
feet:
"The day is one which is full of mem
cries very dear to u.s. Your uniform car
fathers fought for the great principles set
forth in the Declaration of Independence;
the equality of man and the right OF people
to govern themselves In other words, for
the principle that all powers Of government
depend on the consent Of the governed.
These principles our fathers maintained.
Yours is uniform that carries us back to
the times when our people made sacrifices
of blood and treasure for cause that was
dear to them My father bore arms that
way, and my wife's grandfather
was also soldier of the
revolution. Your uniform is there
fore dear to the hearts of both Of us.
We may not dwell on the subject. but yet
we can not avoid reminding ourselves that
you-the men of this generation-through
four years of strife and sacrifice of blood
and treasure, sought to maintain the great
principles of the Declaration of Independ-
ence and the constitution of the United
States. AS your captain has justly said,
these things belong to the past. l do not
seek to revive them beyond pointing out
that you fought for the right, and let your
children remember that their faith ers were
neither rebels nor traitors"
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08
WeMust Have Money

The partnership between VIII
son and Fox viii be dissolved as
soon as the stock can be sold
down to a certain point and this
we are anxious to effect as soon
as possible. We fully realize that
to reduce such a stock as ours
"keen kuts" must be made. and
we are willing to "kut" and "kut
deep" TO accomplish our object.
We will use the knife literally
on spring and summer dry goods
and millinery. They must go IN
the next sixty days. Two Of the
partners in the concern are en-
gagged day and night IN making
the changes In prices which this
gigantic necessitates. We prom
Use all who viii come 10 after
July 4th perfect surprise party
In looking into our new prices
This most gigantic sale offers
the Wichita people opportunities
TO buy from the best stock OF dry
goods and millinery IN the state
at really great bargains Do not
delay, come at once.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08

The celebration of Independence day a
Kansas City seems to have resulted in the
wounding of number of people. If The
good people of that loyal burg do not Learn
% be less demonstrative on these occasion.
Il viii become necessary to provide pen
sion for disabled fourth of July patriots.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08

In another column of this paper will be
found President Cleveland's letter declin-
ing to visit ST. Louis during the time of
the Grand Army reunion. Mr.. Cleveland
presents his own case. We regret exceed
ingly that combination of circumstances
should ever have been brought abou,
which renders meeting of the old sol
diers and the president of the republic g
thing TO be avoided.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08

Under ordinary circumstances the Kan
sas City Times is a bad, bad Democratic
sheet. But on great occasions it rises
above party and speaks words of wisdom
1t is therefore with great anxiety that we
wait for the assurance from it that, ''the
sun will rise each morning; the seasons
will follow each other in quick succession,
and the world with its myriads of people
will go right along all the same.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08
KANSAS.

Topeka Capital
Kansas. as she is, loved by her citizens,
praised by her visitors. eayied by her sis
tiers. cursed By her doctors, stunned by the
rumseller, enlightened IS the educators,
purified and sanciihed By her ministers,
made sacred BY her struggles for the equal
rights of mankind and infinitely blessed BY
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08

There seems to have been unusual dem
onstrations of loyalty pretty much all over
the country on the fourth of July. This
will in all probability eliminate in an in
creased Republican vote next fall.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08

Abiline has been boast.ng somewhat over
the fact that Buffalo Bill was once the
mayor Of that city. If it has come to
this, Wichita will announce that his sister
lives In our city, the wife of prominent
citizen.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08

If any Of our comrades feel hurt at the
association they can remain at home, but
the sun will rise each morning; the seasons
will follow each other in quick succession
and the world with its myriads of people
will go right along all the same.
". 7. SHERMAN,
and ditto CLEVELAND.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08

In an editorial a few days ago the EAGLE
showed that the fact of Wichita's being the
coming great commercial center of the
west did not necessitate the depopulation
of Kansas City. The Caldwell Journal
publishes the article in full headed as fol
lows: For superlative degree of gall,
the following from the WICHITA EAGLE
deserves the medal" We suppose from
the above extract that the Journal thinks
we overestimated Kansas City.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-08
DR.. WIN. HALL,
SPECIALIST.

Piles, Fistula and AL diseases
OF the rectum cured without
knife, ligature or cauStic. No
money TO be paid until patient is
cured. Blood and skin diseases
successfully treated. Private
chronic and sexual diseases Of
both sexes a speciality. Consul
tatiOn free. OFFICE, 143 N Main
street, over WOOdman'S Bank, ?.
o. box 927, Wichita, Kansas.
SEND for Circular. dlsH
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New buckwheat just received at
Loewensteins'a.
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The Verdict Unanimous.

W. D. Suit, Druggist, Bippus, Ind, tes'
tifes: ~ can recommend Electric Bitters
as the very best remedy. Every bottle
sold has given relief in every case. One
man took six bottles, and was cured Of
Rheumatism of 10 yeats standing" Abra.
ham Hare, druggist, Bellville, Ohio, af.
firms: 1.-THE best selling medicine have
ever handled in my 20 years experience
is Electric Bitters." Thousands of Others
have added their testimony SO that the
verdict is unanimous that Electric Bitters
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or Blood, Only half dollar bottle a.
Branum & Goodwin's Drug Store.
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Excitement In Texas.

Great excitment has been caused in
the vicinity of Paris Tex, by the re-
markable recovery of Mr.. J. E. Corley
who was so helpless he could moi turn in
bed, or raise his head everybody said he
was dying of consumption. A trial bot.
tie Of DR.. Kings New Discovery was sent
him. Finding relief, he bought large
bottle and box OF DR.. Kings New Lite
Pills: by the time he had taken two
boxes Of Pills and two bottles OF Discov'
cry, he was we'll aud had gained in flesh
thirty-six pounds.
Trial Bottles of this Great Discovery
for Consumption free at Branum q Good
Win.
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Leigh & Jones, at the Peacock n Pow>
ell corner, carry a fine line of Ladies
Gents and Childrens Shoes.
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cure For Piles

Piles are frequently proceeded by a
sense Of weight in the back, loins and
lower plrt of the abdomen, causing the pa
tient to suppose he has some affection Of
the kidneys or neighboring organs. Al
times, symptoms of indigestion are presen'
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etc. A n ,isture, like perspiration, pro.
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yield at once to the application Of Dr..
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Mendicant-"Could you help poor
man with few cents, sir ?,
Old Porter-"W.ll, don't know but l
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Mendicant-"Yes. SIR"
Old P.-"Poor devil! guess I'll have
to give you a half dollar"
Mendicant-"Yey, sir, I've been mar
ried twice." ...
Old P.-"Well, then, you just skip
along. I'm not wasting money on a
blamed fool"
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In the spring the young mans fancy
lightly turns TO thoughts OF love, and to
buying New Spring Suit from Grena.
da's Leading Clothiers. A. Summerfeld
& Bro.
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Brick for Sale.

The undersigned has just finished
burning large brick kiln, and offers
brick for sale at the lowest market price.
Nov-6-tf. JOHN CARL, Agent.
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Notice..

Parties indebted to the firm of j. W..
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and settle, or else the claims will be placc-
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New Barley Lentils, Swiss Cheese just
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has been condoned seemingly on the ground
that il Is only little one, and no second
challenge is made necessary. This IS sa.'s-
factory outcome of small matter wnicn mas
given rise to good deal of talk ana some
disturbance of the public mind. The referee
il will be noted, is careful to say that no
nreccdcnt /, established Nevertheless the
decision in this case does make preceuch''
which will be ayailed OF should Similar
difficulty arise in the future. That Is hardiy
likely, as any challenger for the cup mere
after will be pretty sure not to leave loop
hole of this sort open. To simplify matters
in the cases of unIaunched yachts, an amend
ment to the deed of gift might wisely DC
made, providing that variation OF less than
foot, say, from the estimated water-ilhe
length should not act as a disqualification.